IITs will offer BEd courses, says education minister Dharmendra Pradhan
Dharmendra Pradhan was speaking at the inauguration event of a new Kendriya Vidyalaya at the IIT Bhubaneswar campus.
Abhiraj P | June 12, 2022 | 11:02 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs) will soon offer a four-year integrated teacher education programme or bachelor in education (BEd) courses, said Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan while attending the inauguration function of a new Kendriya Vidyalaya at the IIT Bhubaneswar campus in Odisha. The minister said that this initiative will help in increasing the efficiency of the teachers and the development of the students.
"This year, a 4-year integrated teacher education program or ITP pilot model will be launched to provide appropriate training to teachers under the National Education Policy. This will increase the efficiency of the teachers and the full development of the students," Pradhan said in a tweet.
ଚଳିତବର୍ଷ ଜାତୀୟ ଶିକ୍ଷା ନୀତି ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ମାନଙ୍କୁ ଉପଯୁକ୍ତ ପ୍ରଶିକ୍ଷଣ ଦେବା ପାଇଁ 4 ବର୍ଷୀୟା ଇଣ୍ଟିଗ୍ରେଟେଡ୍ ଟିଚର ଏଜୁକେସନ ପ୍ରୋଗ୍ରାମ ବା ଆଇଟେପର ପାଇଲଟ୍ ମଡ଼େଲ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରାଯିବ । ଏହା ଦ୍ୱାରା ଶିକ୍ଷକମାନଙ୍କ ଦକ୍ଷତା ବୃଦ୍ଧି ହେବା ସହ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣାଙ୍ଗ ବିକାଶ ହେବ । pic.twitter.com/saWB4GU4nO
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) June 11, 2022
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The minister also informed that the government will establish PM Sri Schools across the country, including Odisha, with the aim to prepare students for the future. He further said that the government will set up more Kendriya Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya and Eklavya Vidyalaya to provide quality education to students in Odisha. According to Pradhan, the education expenses will cost about Rs 3 lakh crore over the next four years. He said that these initiatives will improve the quality of education in India, including the state of Odisha. Pradhan informed that the centre will establish five new central schools in Odisha with support from Coal India Limited (CIL).
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